Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy: Confounding Effects on Serological Screening for Toxoplasmosis during Pregnancy

Hervé Pelloux, Hélène Fricker‐Hidalgo, Gilbert Brochier, Andrée Goullier-Fleuret, P Ambroise-Thomas

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1999 · 19 citations · 6 references

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The serological diagnosis of toxoplasmic infection during pregnancy is intended to prevent congenital infection of the fetus. However, in the context of recurrent pregnancy loss intravenous immunoglobulin therapy can create a biological trap for the interpretation of serological results, with potentially serious consequences for the outcome of the pregnancy.

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